Secaucus

Secaucus is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey. The town's name means "Place of Snakes" in Algonquian, and it became a town on 5 June 1917 after seventeen years as a borough. Secaucus was originally an agricultural community specializing in flowers, and it became known for its pig farmers in the first half of the 20th century. During the 1950s, construction on the New Jersey Turnpike led to the pig farms dwindling; tourists did not appreciate the odor from the farms on their way between New York City and North Jersey. Secaucus became a commuter town of New York City, and it became the most suburban town in Hudson County.